Joe's Farming

Gu Feng took the initiative to say: "I will go with you to take a look then."

After the meal, the village chief went to the villa to see Ling Lie first.

It seemed to be just as Gu Feng and Qiao Yu said, so they went back to prepare for the patrol.

Qiao Yu pulled Gu Feng aside and told him about the arrangements for Ling Lie.

"I remember in the books I read before, bandits could also be recruited, right?"

Gu Feng frowned: "That's for big bandits, Ling Lie shouldn't be qualified."

Qiao Yu nodded: "Then let's observe first. If it is true as he said that he has never hurt anyone and has good character, we should make some arrangements with County Magistrate Xie."

Gu Feng was a little surprised and said, "I thought you would pretend not to know."

Qiao Yu said awkwardly, "I'm just worried about some hidden dangers. We need an official to take charge. Besides, he can provide a lot of clues to County Magistrate Xie, and can also help County Magistrate Xie prepare in advance."

Gu Feng: "Yes. Ling Lie said that their village had almost robbed the neighboring county last winter, and this year they are likely to come to our Taoyuan County. We have to tell the county magistrate about this."

"Well, the people that County Magistrate Xie sent out before should have returned. Let's go to the town tomorrow..."

Gu Feng: "Tomorrow I will accompany the village chief to find a water source..."

Qiao Yu didn't say anything, just looked at him.

Gu Feng: "What I mean is that I can go with the village chief some other day. Tomorrow we will go to the county and tell them about the bandits."

"Okay, thank you, husband."

When we heard that bandits might really come to Taoyuan to rob people this year, the establishment of the patrol team this time was much smoother than the last time.

Thirty people were gathered in one afternoon, which was much better than the last time when only a few people came. And this time the villagers had agreed that each family would contribute twenty coins per month to cover the daily expenses of the patrol team.

Patrol members patrol at least twice a night and can earn 200 coins per month. This greatly motivated the villagers to join the patrol team, causing the village chief to screen them again and give priority to hiring younger and stronger men.

This will form a good cycle in the future, and if there are unqualified people, they can be replaced at any time.

In addition, those who have wealthier families are more afraid of bandits than those who are poor, so it is okay to give them more money.

For example, the richest man in the village gave ten taels of silver at one time and asked for everyone to be equipped with some decent "weapons".

Gu Feng and Qiao Yu gave twenty taels and sent people to teach everyone martial arts, so they had a lot of say in the appointment and removal of patrol team members.

The patrol team was led by Li Minglai, the eldest son of the village chief, and Gu Gang was the deputy captain.

There are positive ones, and naturally there are negative ones.

For example, if Qiao Laosan's family is unwilling to pay the money, they will not force them to do so. In the future, the patrol team will simply bypass his house when patrolling. If there is anything unusual in the village, no one will be sent to notify them.

Gu Feng and his elder brother helped Li Ming develop a daily training plan and patrol plan, and then went home.

Qiao Yu was waiting for them to go to the villa to observe Ling Lie's cooking skills, so the children asked Da Zhuang to pick them up and take them home.

In the back kitchen of the villa, Ling Lie took a shower and changed into Gu Feng's old clothes that Qiao Yu found for him. He looked clean, refreshed and neat.

He is preparing ingredients for dinner.

After lunch, he stayed in the kitchen helping Bai Lan and Su Qing with their work, and learning from them.

He himself loves to eat, and he used to think about making delicious food when he was in the village.

So as soon as you see Bai Lan’s way of cooking, you can tell that Qiao Yu is a gourmet expert.

For dinner, he planned to make braised pork, and for this purpose he specifically asked what the spices in the kitchen were.

When he was making it in the village, he didn't know there were so many spices that could be put into it.

So when cooking, I just follow my original method. Simply cut the meat with fat and thin parts into pieces, then fry them over low heat until both sides are golden brown and then remove them from the pan.

Just use the oil to fry the rock sugar until the sugar color comes out, pour the meat in, add garlic and ginger. Knowing that Qiao Yu's family likes spicy food, he also added a few dried chilies and peppercorns. He used some of it when he stewed the chicken before and found that this stuff is super effective in removing the fishy smell.

Then add water, soy sauce and salt, and simmer on low heat for half an hour.

Qiao Yu smelled it and it was delicious.

And looking at Ling Lie's ability to control the temperature, you can tell that he is a person who loves to study.

Another dish was a complete replica of the wood-fired chicken that Bai Lan made that afternoon.

Killing the chicken, cleaning and butchering the meat were all done in one go. The movements were crisp and neat, which made Qiao Yu feel very comfortable watching.

Seeing his husband staring at Ling Lie without blinking, Gu Feng reached out and grabbed his husband's hand, interlocking their fingers.

Qiao Yu turned around and smiled at him gently: "Brother Gu, what do you think?"

At this time, Ling Lie had just poured the meat into the pan and stir-fried it, and the aroma spread everywhere.

Gu Feng said calmly and honestly: "It smells good."

Qiao Yu nodded: "It seems that we have picked up a treasure. From now on, Sister Lan and Brother Qing can free up their hands to help me with other tasks."

Gu Feng: ...It turns out that my husband only cares about whether I can help him with the work. That's fine.

When Ling Lie was cooking, his expression was serious, as if he was doing something important, and his brows did not relax until the dish was ready.

Ling Lie put the chicken, side dishes, and the braised pork that had been stewed earlier in a small bowl and respectfully handed it to Qiao Yu with both hands.

"Boss, try my cooking skills."

Qiao Yu smiled and said yes, then fed the first mouthful of meat in the bowl to Gu Feng.

The people around were already used to it and were not surprised, but Ling Lie was so surprised that he raised his eyebrows.

"How is it? Is it delicious?" Qiao Yu asked.

Gu Feng nodded, then took the bowl and fed Qiao Yu another bite.

Ling Lie looked up at the sky...

Li Xin had already watched it from the side and was envious: "How is it, brother. Is it delicious? Is it delicious?"

Qiao Yu ate the braised pork made by Ling Lie. Although the taste was not as complex as after adding spices, it was delicious to be honest.

The cooking temperature was just right, the taste was moderately salty and sweet, and the meat was rich in flavor. Qiao Yu would give it a score of 90.

Qiao Yu nodded, then ate another bite of the firewood chicken.

This dish is completely the taste of Qiao Yu's family.

But the unique thing is that with the same seasoning, the same ingredients, and the same cooking method, there are always subtle differences in the taste.

With similar flavors, the firewood chicken cooked by Qiao Yu is relatively heavier and more overbearing, while that cooked by Bai Lan is slightly lighter, and that cooked by Ling Lie is just right.

Qiao Yu smiled: "Next time when customers order food, you can ask them what they like. Make it lighter or heavier based on that. I believe all customers will like it more."

Ling Lie grinned and nodded: "As you wish, I'll let Sister Lan rest on the side tomorrow, and just point out where I went wrong."

Qiao Yu looked at Bai Lan and said, "Sure. Sister Lan, just stay with him and do everything for him tomorrow. I'll come over to teach him in the afternoon."

Bai Lan smiled and nodded.

Just at this moment the children came back.

The aroma of firewood chicken can be smelled from a long distance away.

The three kids carried the single-shoulder cloth bags designed by Qiao Yu for them, and said as they walked, "Wow, we're having firewood chicken today."

"smell good."

Qiao Xing saw the strange man standing in front of his father and asked Qiao Yu with a vigilant look:

"Little Daddy, who is he?"